Its a strategic move by qantas ..now it will go to court / arbitration and they will side with who ever has the most compelling argument, which is qantas because the unions demands are unreasonable and unprecedented

ceo says cant give unions 15% payrise over 3 years too expensive, board votes in favour of giving the ceo a 71% payrise so he ends up making 5 mil a year, ceo grounds all planes to try and make the unions look bad i guess? ends up making self look like an ass